Fool (Verb)
Meaning 1
Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one's inheritance".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- She foolishly spent her entire bonus on expensive clothing and luxury items that she barely used.
- Instead of investing in his future, Tom chose to fool away his trust fund on extravagant parties and travel.
- His father warned him not to fool away the money he had worked hard to save for his education.
- She was known for her reckless spending habits, and eventually managed to fool away a considerable inheritance.
- The profligate son quickly fooled away his family's wealth, leaving them with significant financial problems.
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Meaning 2
Make a fool or dupe of.
Classification
Verbs of political and social activities and events.
Examples
- Politicians often try to fool the public with their false promises during election campaigns.
- She was smart enough not to let anyone fool her with a get-rich-quick scheme.
- It took me months to realize I had been fooled by his charming personality and deceitful intentions.
- He let his ego fool him into thinking he was invincible in the business world.
- They almost fooled the judges with their clever fake presentation, but were caught just in time.
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Meaning 3
Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- She tried to fool her friends by telling them she met a celebrity.
- The scammer will do anything to fool his victims and get their personal info.
- He didn't believe the news and thought the journalist was trying to fool people.
- They tried to fool me into giving them my login credentials.
- Don't try to fool your teacher by copying someone else's work.
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Meaning 4
Indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about".
Classification
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Examples
- The kids were fooling around in the backyard until it started raining.
- Stop fooling about and help your mother with the dishes.
- She was fooling around on her phone during the lecture and missed the important part.
- The friends were fooling around at the beach, having a blast in the waves.
- He got reprimanded for fooling about in class instead of paying attention to the teacher.